Portable highway barricade



Oct. 9, 1962 DE ROY SIMPSON 3,057,601

PORTABLE HIGHWAY BARRICADE Filed July 13, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet l pINVENTOR.

DEROY S/MPSON W I/Fh A T TO/PNEVS Oct. 9, 1962 DE ROY SIMPSON PORTABLEHIGHWAY BARRICADE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 15, 1959 INVENTOR; DE/POVS/MPSON BY WV) M ATTORNEYS United States This invention relates ingeneral to improvements in fences, and more particularly, to a highwaybarricade adapted for quick and easy assembly and disassembly.

It is an object of this invention to provide a selfsupporting barricadeor fence incorporating provisions for quick and easy assembly anddisassembly which give the barricade a high degree of portability whilenevertheless assuring it adequate strength and structural rigidity.

It is another object of this invention to provide a barricade of thecharacter described, which is particularly well adapted for use as ahighway barricade in the marking of road hazards such as detours,excavations and the like, and which has wide general application whereportable barricades or fences are required.

It is yet another object of this invention to provide a barricade of thecharacter described, which is adapted for make-up either as a singleunit or as one of a plurality of similar units interlocked to provide abarricade of extended length.

A further object of this invention is to provide a barricade of thecharacter described, which is simple in design and cheap to manufactureas a result of incorporating a number of duplicate parts fabricated fromcommonly available materials.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent fromthe following description when taken in conjunction with the drawings,in which:

FIGURE 1 is a View in perspective illustrating the barricade assembledfor use as a single unit;

FIGURE 2 is a View in section taken on the line 2-2 of FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 3 is a View in perspective exploded to illustrate the postassembly details of the barricade unit of FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 4 is a view in perspective of a portion of a typical postassembly of a continuous barricade made up from a plurality ofinterlocking units;

FIGURE 5 is a view in section taken on the line 55 of FIGURE 4;

FIGURE 6 is a view in perspective exploded to illustrate the postassembly details of the barricade unit of FIGURE 4.

Referring now to the drawings, the assembled barricade unit is shown inFIGURE 1 as comprising a pair of parallel spaced apart feet 8 whichextend laterally outward in supporting either end of said barricadeagainst side tilting or upset. The feet 8 may be of any suitablematerial; however, in the interests of economy and ease of installation,wood is preferred. Pairs of triangularly shaped complemental gussetplates it) are releasably secured by means of nut and bolt assemblies 12to straddle the respective feet 8 and extend vertically upwardlytherefrom. Gusset plates 16} may be conveniently fabricated fromrelatively light gauge steel and are stiffened by the provision of theinclined inturned flanges 14. At the upper end of each of the gussetplates is provided a horizontally extending outturned flange or lip 16.As thus arranged, the complemental gusset plates 10 form a rigid basestructure for the barricade end post assembly. Further, each of thegusset plates 19' is of identical construction which may be economicallyfabricated as similar stampings.

Pairs of complemental channel members 18 are received at their lowerends in the bases formed by the respective pairs of complemental gussetplates 10. Each of the atent ice channel members '18 is releasablysecured at either side by a plurality of similar nut and bolt assemblies20' which fix the channel member flanges to the adjacent gusset plates10. In FIGURE 2, channel members 13 are shown disposed in parallelrelationship and spaced apart, the channels opening toward each other toform an unbroken rectangular recess 22. At either side of each of thechannel members 1 8 is provided a longitudinally extending outwardlydirected flange 24 which is bevelled at its upper end and extendsdownwardly therefrom to a point immediately above the adjacent gussetplate flange 16. As in the case of the gusset plate 10, each of thechannel members 18 is identical and may be fabricated as a singlestamping from a suitable light gauge metal such as steel.

Completing each of the barricade post assemblies is a rectangular capmember 26 provided at either side and at front and back with downturnedears 28. The front and back ears are suitably apertured to mate withapertures 30 provided in the upper ends of channel members 18 forreceipt of the nut and bolt assembly 32, as illustrated in FIGURE 3, toreleasably secure cap member 26 atop said channel members. Cap member 26serves both as a tie for the complemental pairs of channel members 18and as spacer means for maintaining such members in parallel spacedapart relationship.

In FIGURES 1 and 3 a pair of spaced apart similarly constructed railmembers 36 are shown extending horizontally between the end postassemblies of the barricade. These rails, which may conveniently be madeup from wood planks, have fixedly secured to their front and rear facesrectangular stiffener blocks 38 which are horizontally aligned to extendat right angles to the rails and to project slightly beyond an edgemargin thereof. As illustrated in FIGURE 2, the rails 36 are typicallycarried by the end post assemblies with their ends extending between theadjacent post forming channel members 18 for face abutment withlongitudinally extending flanges 214. Members 38 are received in tightfitting relation within the recesses 22, being at threee sidescontiguous with said channel members and thereby serving to structurallystiffen the barricade. As is apparent from FIGURE 3, members 38 throughtheir projecting ends serve the further function of spacers, maintainingthe rails 36 in spaced apart relation.

In FIGURES 4, 5 and 6 is shown a modified embodiment of the inventionwhich incorporates the previously described post assembly and a modifiedform of rails adapted for the formation of a continuous barricade withsaid rails serving as structural interlocks. The rails 40, disposed toextend horizontally in spaced relationship, are arranged in end abuttingpairs received between complemental channel members 18. The adjacentends of each of the rail members 40 have fixedly secured to their frontand back faces rectangular stifiener members 42, which project beyond amargin thereof. As in the case of members 38 of the FIGURE 1 embodiment,stiffeners 42 function both as spacers for the rails 40 and asstructural stiffeners. In FIGURE 5 is shown a typical joint detail withthe rail members 40 and their respective pairs of stiffener members 42in end abutment with the latter members being in relatively tightfitting relation within the recess 22 formed intermediate complementalchannel members 18. The rail members 40 may be provided at theiropposite ends (not shown) with members arranged in the fashion ofmembers 42 where the rail members are to form an intermediate portion ofa continuing barricade, or with the member 38 of the FIGURE 1 embodimentwhere the barricade is to terminate with such rail members.

As heretofore indicated, a prime advantage, in addition to theadaptability of the post assembly to an intermediate or end location ina particular barricade, is the portability offered by the invention byits provisions for quick and easy assembly and disassembly. Thebarricade will generally be transported in knocked-down condition withthe rails 36 and/or 40 dissociated from the post assemblies. The postassemblies, however, may be conveniently transported assembled, as shownin FlGURE 1, with the cap member 26 secured in place atop thecomplemental channel members 18. Assembly at the desired site ofbarricade erection is then easily eifected by removing the cap member 26and slidably inserting from the top of the post assembly into therecesses provided therefor, the rail members of the particularconfiguration desired. After insertion of the rail members, the capmember 26 is positioned atop channel members 18 and secured thereto bythe bolt and nut assembly 32. When thus assembled, it may be noted thatthe barricade has considerable structural rigidity, gusset plates andstiffener members 38 and/or 40 respectively offering lateral andlongitudinal support.

From the above it may be appreciated that the barricade of thisinvention is suitable for a wide variety of installations where portablebarricading or fencing is a requirement. One post assembly is enabled toserve both as an intermediate and a corner support. Thus a minimum ofseparate shapes is required; three separate stampings, i.e., for thegusset plates 10, the channel members 18 and the cap member 26, are allthat are required, in addition to the wood footing members 8 and railmembers 36 and 40.

It will, of course, be appreciated that the embodiments of thisinvention as herein described may be altered, changed or modifiedwithout departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinclaimed.

What is claimed is:

-1. A barricade comprising a plurality of rigid rail support structureseach of said structures comprising an elongated base, a pair ofcomplemental gusset members secured to said base, a pair of post formingmembers extending between said gusset members at generally right anglesthereto and extending upwardly from said gusset members, said postforming members being spaced apart for reception therebetween ofbarricade rails and being provided with generally vertical inwardlyfacing channels, and a plurality of rails extending between said railsupport structures each of said rails having opposed faces embraced bysaid post forming members and stiffener members secured to said faces ofsaid rails and received within said channels.

2. The barricade of claim 1 in which one of said rails extends throughone of said rail support structures and the stiffener members on saidrail have a width substantially equal to the width of said channels.

3. The barricade of claim 1 in which one of said rails ends within oneof said rail support structures and the stiffener members on said raillie closely adjacent the end of said rail and have a width aboutone-half of the width of said channels.

4. The barricade of claim 1 in which two of said rails are buttedtogether end to end within one of said rail support structures andstifiener members are provided on the adjacent ends of said rails withthe width of each stiffener member being about one-half of the width ofsaid channels.

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